In the media, July 2026
(external link) Mary Kay Koenig, MD, (pictured above, right) featured guest on CortiCare podcast: POLG 101: What patients, families, and clinicians should know (external link). Joshua Samuels, MD, and daughter PGY-1 Megan Samuels, MD, were featured on UTHealth Houston social…
Pediatrics honors, June 2026
Faculty and staff Don’t miss the 2026 Department of Pediatrics recipients of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinators Melodie Allison and Judith Cerino (pictured above) won the First Place Viewer’s Choice award for their poster “Everyone…
Publications and presentations, May 2026
Presentations Don’t miss the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting posters! Matthew Rysavy, MD, PhD, and Terri Major-Kincade, MD, MPH, presented at the AAP Headquarters for the Joint Workshop on Terminology Meeting in Chicago (pictured above). Dr. Rysavy also hosted…
A lifesaving story and new clinical research unit at CTPND
How collaborative care has allowed this 7-year-old to contribute to finding a cure for rare genetic condition Asher Times was not expected to make it through the night when he was born in The Woodlands, Texas, seven years ago. His…
Pediatrics Honors, January 2026
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Staff Physician Amy Tsai, MD, was awarded the 2025 Physician of the Year at Memorial Hermann Memorial City. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Nurse Practitioner Robyn Garner, NNP, (pictured above, center), was recognized as a Houston Rockets Community MVP…